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"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck

You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss

"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."

"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein

The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step

Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale

Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather

The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.

Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance

"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Winter Break

Whew! I have been gone awhile, but the kids and I were on Winter Break all last week. They have this break (that I really hate because I think it is unnecessary) around President's day each year. We usually go to Pennsylvania to visit family, so we did that again this year.

We left Friday the 13th (ooooooh, spooky) and drove about 6 hours and then stopped in a hotel for the night. I am not quite ready to travel the whole 9-10 hours alone without a second driver. Mat couldn't come because of work. The kids did great, and we were at our hotel by 8:30 and settled in.

Saturday morning we got up and headed to my parent's house. My cousin, Alissa, was having her baby shower that afternoon, and the girls and I were glad we were able to go to that. We dropped everything at the house - including Cainan - and headed to the shower.

We had a great time. Here are some pictures from the day.

They had a onesie decorating station - the girls loved that.

My cousin opening her presents. She doesn't know if she is having a boy or a girl:

Present form us - we got her the rub and her changing pad, and a whole bunch of other goodies off of her wish list:

Tomorrow I will share pictures of Arlington's birthday, and the rest of our week after that!

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We are a family of 5 living in Massachusetts. Mat and I have been married for 16 years, and we have three children. Arlington is 11 years old, and Finley and Cainan are 8 years old. We adopted Cainan from China when he was 14 months old. He was born with cleft lip and palate level three. This blog started out as our journey to bring him into our family and has turned into our family blog. He and Finley are only 30 days apart!! We love being a blended family, and enjoy sharing about our trials and tribulations through becoming one! Also, our daughter Finley was diagnosed in 2009 with Lebers Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) a rare genetic eye condition that has made her legally blind. Come and read about our proud family!If you want to read Cainan's story, click here:The Pletcher Five Journey Blessings Times Three: Cainan's Story